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UseLess 53

I am in AUSTRALIA, so please consider that for pricing...seems to make a big difference sadly =(

I am running a pretty standard bubby home server. i3-2120, 500W Platinum Rated PSU, no dGPU, 7 WD Greens (which windows can turn off) and 3 low power 120mm fans. It doesn't really do much 99% of its life, just sits there and looks pretty.

I am after a UPS primarily for the sake of nice clean power, and also to accommodate for very short power outages (<5mins). Generally if the power goes out here for longer than a few seconds its cos something major has gone wrong and half of the grid is down.

Basically...what brands do people think will be good? I mean there are plenty of "K-Stars" and "Ritmos" which i know are crap, but what about something like a Power Shield? I was looking at the <$200 mark ideally.

Thanks for any help you can provide =)

Cheers,

UL

Oh, and I have read the other UPS threads - that means I am aware of the UPS/SPS debate thing =P

Edit: Just found a Belkin. Seems good for the price. While I know they are a 'brand name' for some things...would you trust them to be semi-reasonable for a UPS? (I don't need enterprise-grade quality remember)

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UseLess 53

Thx for the tip RMC, Yeah I saw the XS-1000 mentioned on the other thread, however I don't seem to be able to find it, only the 650 VA. There is a 1000VA APC, but its the Smart-UPS and they're >$500 =/

Australia, the ugly sibling of the tech world, seems to be stuck with the brands of UPS people haven't heard of =P (Socomec, Eaton, Upsonic, CyberPower, etc)

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JamesCherrill 21

I have an APC - replaced an earlier APC but with a lot more VA. Both work perfectly. I'm in a remote rural location with long overhead power lines, and short (<1 min) outages are pretty common. The APCs hnadle those, no problems, the current battery gives me about 20 mins max.. The software is also pretty good; I'm configured to hibernate the PCs when the remaining battery life is 5 mins, which guarantees minmum problems for the rarer 1/2 hour outages.